“ I have always felt that a woman has the right to treat the subject of her age with ambiguity until, perhaps, she passes into the realm of over ninety. Then it is better she be candid with herself and… Carl Sandburg
“ The sea speaks a language polite people never repeat. It is a colossal scavenger slang and has no respect. Carl Sandburg
“ When a nation goes down, or a society perishes, one condition may always be found they forgot where they came from. They lost sight of what had brought them along. Carl Sandburg
“ So time passed on. And the two skyscrapers decided to have a child. And they decided when their child came it should be a *free* child. "It must be a free child," they said to each other. "It must not… Carl Sandburg
“ In these times you have to be an optimist to open your eyes when you awake in the morning. Carl Sandburg
“ Poetry is the opening and closing of a door, leaving those who look through to guess about what is seen during the moment. Carl Sandburg
